Jammu and Kashmir government takes over management of 58 schools linked to Jamaat-e-Islami and Falah-e-Aam Trust
The Facts
- The Jammu and Kashmir government has taken over the management of 58 schools linked to Jamaat-e-Islami and the Falah-e-Aam Trust.
- Officials said the 58 schools were found to be directly or indirectly affiliated with Jamaat-e-Islami or the Falah-e-Aam Trust.
- The takeover order was issued by Jammu and Kashmir's School Education Department.
- Authorities said the action followed adverse intelligence inputs or security assessments and the expiry of the schools' management committees.
- The order cited Ministry of Home Affairs notifications declaring Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir an unlawful association under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
- This move follows an earlier government takeover of 215 Jamaat-linked schools in August 2025.
- District authorities were directed to assume control and reconstitute or propose fresh management committees for the schools.
Context
Why did the government say it took over these schools?
Officials said the schools were identified as directly or indirectly linked to Jamaat-e-Islami or Falah-e-Aam Trust, and that the action followed intelligence or security inputs as well as the expiry of the existing management committees Economic Times,Rising Kashmir,Deccan Chronicle,United News of India.
What legal basis did officials cite for the takeover?
Reports say the School Education Department referenced Ministry of Home Affairs notifications that declared Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir an unlawful association under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, including the 2019 ban and its 2024 extension Economic Times,Greater Kashmir,ETV Bharat News.
Is this the first such action against schools linked to the group?
No. Multiple reports say the government had already taken over 215 Jamaat-linked schools in August 2025, and one local report said the total number taken over in the last eight months has reached 273 Devdiscourse,United News of India,Greater Kashmir.
How left and right read it
The government’s takeover of 58 schools tied by officials to Jamaat-e-Islami and the Falah-e-Aam Trust shows how deeply security policy is now shaping education in Kashmir. Because the order relies on UAPA-based notifications, intelligence assessments, and the expiry of management committees, the key question is whether state control and the reconstitution of school management can protect students while preserving institutional fairness and stability.
The takeover of 58 schools reflects a government effort to bring educational institutions under lawful oversight after officials said they were directly or indirectly affiliated with Jamaat-e-Islami and the Falah-e-Aam Trust. With Home Ministry notifications declaring Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir unlawful under the UAPA, and with adverse intelligence inputs cited, directing district authorities to assume control and form fresh management committees reads as a preventive governance measure.
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